Microsoft’s quarterly earnings statement didn’t have any big surprises. [......]
Anonymous has launched a pair of operations in response to the takedown of the Megaupload.com site earlier today by the FBI and other authorities and continued support for the Stop Online Piracy Act by members of Congress. So far, the sites of the Justice Department, Universal Music Group, and several congressional sites have been affected. The attacks began as Anonymous' Sabu called for people to boycot paid media in all forms and supporting torrent and file sharing sites. [......]
An ACU student uses an iPad in class, part of the school's "Connected" mobile learning initiative. On Thursday morning, Apple announced a series of related initiatives designed to modernize learning based around its iPad tablet[......]
Two security issues have been identified in McAfee's SaaS Total Protection anti-malware software suite, one of which could allow an attacker to misuse an ActiveX control to execute code and turn affected PCs into spam servers. [......]
The key backer of the Stop Online Piracy Act, Rep. Lamar Smith (R-TX), continues to talk up his willingness to fix the bill—though he doesn't actually believe protestors have much to say that's worth hearing. Smith issued a statement last night after "reports that some members have dropped their support of the Stop Online Piracy Act under pressure from critics of the bill." He hardly gave an inch[......]
Talk to any thirty-something who grew up playing Atari and NES, and he'll tell you today's games have made gamers soft. [......]
It’s that time again, friends. Apple rumors are swirling and case makers are trying to get a jump in their competitive field[......]
It’s not really news to say that the Galaxy S II is a hit, but it has actually become a mega hit in South Korea. According to maker Samsung , the Android handset has been sold a whopping 5 million times in its domestic market since release at the end of April 2011. [......]
The number of high-quality services that "compete with free" is growing—and some of the credit is certainly due to the major content conglomerates, which have made it easier to license and use their digital material. As a recent subscriber to Rdio, it's hard for me to imagine anyone who would even want to go to the hassle of pirating music when 13 million tracks are ready to be dialed up in instant, high-quality streams, complete with album art. [......]
SOPA protests are everywhere today. The Internet is collectively up in arms about the proposed legislation. Major sites are shut down, banners are everywhere, but that’s online. [......]
FixYa , a product Q&A site, took a look at its own holiday stats to collect some facts about many major cell phones and tablets including iOS and Android devices. The conclusion? iPhone owners tend to be most interested in fixing battery and call quality problems on Android users found a number of screen issues including freezing and problematic interfaces. [......]
An enterprising group of techies who oppose the Stop Online Piracy Act is taking a page from corporate America with a fundraising campaign to hire its own lobbyist firm. With millions of dollars being thrown at members of Congress on behalf of corporations that want the power to shut down websites suspected of intellectual property infringement, an eight-person team calling itself " We The Lobby " is trying to give ordinary people a similar way of influencing votes in Congress. Since getting the site online on Monday, the group has raised more than $1,300 toward its goal of $10,000, which will be used to lobby against both SOPA and PIPA (the Protect IP Act). [......]
Before anyone hops straight to the comments section with virtual pitchforks and torches aimed in our direction, bear in mind we're not saying Android or iOS will kill the PC, and quite frankly, we think any talk of a post PC era is a bunch of nonsense. But there are some who think the PC is dying, and at least one analyst who envisions mobile platforms dealing the death blow. Horace Dediu, the guy in charge of Asymco, a company that sells software development and consulting services for companies interested in deploying mobile applications, threw a whole bunch of numbers and graphs into a blog post and came to the conclusion that PCs might be in trouble, depending on your perspective. [......]
AOC sent us a note informing us of its newly released e2352Phz, a slim HD 23-inch monitor that delivers flicker-free 3D. It uses Film Patterned Retarder (FPR) technology intended to deliver brighter, crisper images with less eye-fatiguing funkiness, like flickering and ghosting. It's a plug-and-play panel that also includes an HDMI 1.4a input for your Blu-ray player, Xbox 360, or PlayStation 3 console[......]
Here are some recent TechCrunch Gadgets posts: What Is A 3D Printer Good For? [......]
